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K-6
FOR NSW PRIMARY TEACHERS
Hello everyone, I hope you all had a restful long weekend and
enjoyed some well deserved time out with family and friends. There
is something wonderful about going for a long afternoon walk and
absorbing the earthy tones of the fallen autumn leaves blown about
by the winds of winter. The purpose of this edition of the
newsletter is to alert you to resources available to you on the
Primary English Hub including recent additions to the English
Session series. Keep up the great work, Elizabeth
The English Concept Continuum UPDATE The trial schools are doing
a
marvelous job with trialling the English Concept Continuum. We
are receiving some great feedback that will definitely help with
the refinement of the document. I appreciate the eagerness for
schools to get their hands on the document, however, as it is in
draft form we are unable to send you any of
the materials.
Elizabeth Williams English Advisor K-6
[email protected]
Phone: 02 9244 5192 Early Learning and Primary Education
Directorate
Melissa Tracy English Advisor K-6 -Australian Curriculum
[email protected]
Phone: 02 9266 8199 Early Learning and Primary Education
Directorate
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WORK SAMPLES that reflect the new English syllabus.
Do you have any samples of digital stories; monologues,
podcasts,
poetry, critical/ creative responses?
Please contact me if you can help address this urgent need.
June, 2015 (Part 1)
Writing Competitions There are some great writing competitions
that your students could enter. To find out more details about the
competitions, visit the website on the flyers.
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The English Session
Introduction
This sessions provides you with an overview of the English
Session series. Revision of the syllabus elements and the
importance of quality literature is addressed throughout this
session. Time: 19 mins
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to be used at the reader’s discretion. The inclusion of product and
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Looking at texts through a conceptual lens: Character
This session focuses on using texts to drive conceptual
thinking. Character is explored across all of the stages and sample
focus questions are also addressed. Time: 30 mins
Looking at texts through a conceptual lens: Representation
This session focuses on using texts to drive conceptual
thinking. Representation is explored across all of the stages and
sample focus questions are also addressed. Time: 26 mins
Quality literature: Inspire me with The Violin Man by Colin
Thompson
This session explores how quality literature can be used to
inspire creative writing. The Violin Man by Colin Thompson is
explored. Time: 18 mins
Quality literature: Inspire me with The Stone Lion by Margaret
Wild
This session explores how quality literature can be used to
inspire creative writing. The Stone Lion by Margaret Wild is
explored. Time: 17 mins
A look at assessment: Example unit of learning (Stage 2)
This is the first of a series of presentations about assessment.
Examples of assessment for, as and of learning is explored in a
Stage 2 unit of learning. Time: 13 mins
Below are the current sessions that are available for you to
access. We hope that they provide you with some inspiration and
support. Please contact us if you have any requests for topics
for us to explore in future sessions. The sessions are
accessible
through the English Hub or by clicking on the session below.
https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p166jytt0b4/https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p1kpr40w8rt/https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p2zekebfr74/https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p82nyxbj1n0/https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p4wiy61kbxx/https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p4mln58886b/
